AI hiring has created a vicious circle where candidates and recruiters both game and depend on opaque algorithms, eroding trust, authenticity and the role of human judgement in recruitment. This article calls HR leaders to restore human oversight, serendipity and transparent use of AI, designing recruitment models where technology supports people instead of quietly deciding their careers.

By Lydik Grynfeltt, Director, HR Bridge Consulting Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant prospect. Its presence in business, government and everyday life has become immediate, intense and, for many, unsettling. The pace at which AI advances creates anxiety among individuals, companies and nations. The pressure to adapt can silence meaningful debate. What is missing is not just regulation, financing or technical foresight, but deep collective reflection on where thi

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By Lydik Grynfeltt, Director, HR Bridge Consulting This past Sunday, pain au chocolat in hand and my trusted HR Bridge Consulting tea cup warming my breakfast table, I found my thoughts wandering as the morning’s news headlines scrolled by - yet nary a whisper about the European Union’s much-touted AI Act made it into the weekend press. Not a sign, not a single “breaking update”, just the usual fare of politics, celebrity birthdays and the weather in London. You’d think a reg